Cardtronics's Stock Isn't an ATM

By

John Carney

Aug. 27, 2014 12:23 p.m. ET

Try looking for a roll of film at your local drugstore, or finding a working phone booth. Better yet, ask for a printed map at a gas station.

Digital innovation has pretty much swept away such artifacts. And one day in the not-too-distant future the same might be true of automated teller machines, thanks to advances in mobile payments. If that day arrives, it spells big trouble for Cardtronics.